Saturday, June 18, 2011

It's Dolly's Birthday Today!

Dolly, the little tyke in this photo, is celebrating her birthday today. I don't know if this is a birthday photo or not but as happy as everyone looks, it sure could have been.

Sitting on the left is my mother's youngest sister, Polly Meinzen. She was probably about 15 at the time this was taken. The man behind Dolly is my grandfather, William Carl Robert "Bob" Meinzen, looking happier than I've ever seen him! He looks positively radiant, and it's fun to see him looking so. By the time I was old enough to remember him, perhaps 15 years later, there wasn't much joy left.

I can't quite place the location of this photo. At first I thought it was my grandparents' house but the arrangement of the wall and door isn't quite right. Maybe some family member who sees this will recognize the location.

Dolly is my cousin and while "Dolly" was the perfect name for her when she was little -- doesn't she remind you of Shirley Temple but with blonde hair? -- she adopted a more mature name in adulthood. I think the only people who still call her Dolly are family members.

Happy, happy birthday, Dolly. I hope you have a great day and a wonderful year!

This is a Sepia Saturday post. Go to the link to find others who are posting photos from earlier times.

A lovely photo! And a nice story to go with it. I've a couple of photos of my grandfather looking completely unfamiliar. Sometimes I have to remind myself that these people had a life before I came along....

About Me

Sometimes I want to jump back in time, into the lives of my ancestors. Not to stay, of course -- too many modern conveniences I'd rather not do without -- but to meet them and watch their interactions with each other. Since I can't do that, I spend time learning about them and the times in which they lived. I look forward to meeting them. I've been seriously searching for my ancestors for nearly 8 years. I plan to continue indefinitely.
If you think we might have ancestors in common or you'd like to contact me for any other reason, please email me at myancestorsandme @ gmail.com.